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India, UK resolve steel quota issue; CETA rollout from July 15
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the United Kingdom will come into force from July 15 with both sides reaching an understanding on the last-leg issues around Britain’s steel safeguard measures. The date for Entry into Force (EIF) of the agreement was announced by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their meeting on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit at Evian in France.
France seeks enforceable rules in India-EU FTA talks
France has pitched for a more granular and enforceable framework in the India–EU free trade negotiations, stressing that political alignment must now give way to concrete action on non-tariff barriers that continue to obstruct market access. Interacting with select international media, he said the coming months and years would be critical in giving the agreement real substance.